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"It's stupid. There's so many people homeless and on the street, and this house sits empty. My house could catch on fire. My neighbor's house could catch on fire," said Felipe Da Costa, who's lived next a house marked with a red slash on Albion Street for about four years.
The white sign with a big red "X" stood out against the charred walls as firefighters doused a suspected arson fire at 46 Pearl St. Friday.
Before the early-morning blaze, the weeds grew high on the lawn and pedestrians often crossed to the other side of the street to avoid passing in front of the house with the missing and boarded-up windows.
The red "X" on the building was put in place to protect firefighters' lives. It marks abandoned buildings around the city and warns firefighters not to enter unless a life is at risk, while a single red slash sign slightly downgrades the warning and cautions firefighters to fight the blaze from outside the building and enter only with extreme caution.
City officials said 12 Somerville buildings are currently marked with a red "X" or slash.
State Rep. Denise Provost has been outspoken about her fears that the number of abandoned houses could rise in a volatile economy.
Although city officials haven't been concentrating on adding the signs to foreclosed houses, foreclosures rose more than 100 percent over the first nine months of this year. From January to September 2008, there were 41 foreclosures, while only 20 foreclosures were reported during the same nine-month period the previous year, according to the Warren Group.
Provost also feared that fires at abandoned buildings could easily spread to neighboring houses in Somerville, a city ranked as the most densely populated city in New England in the 2000 census.
Somerville fire officials admitted it's not as effective to fight a blaze from only outside the building.
"It's stupid. There's so many people homeless and on the street, and this house sits empty. My house could catch on fire. My neighbor's house could catch on fire," said Felipe Da Costa, who's lived next a house marked with a red slash on Albion Street for about four years.
With foreclosures rates up and building inspectors not always aware of every abandoned building, fire officials said neighbors have a reason to be worried.
"With the change in weather, you have transient people looking for a place to stay and the heat is not on, so they do what they can to stay warm and sometimes start fires," said Fire Lt. Tom Salemme.
State lawmakers added the red "X" and slash signs to state building and fire codes after six firefighters died after a homeless couple accidentally started a fire inside an abandoned Worcester warehouse in 1999. It took more than a week for crews to find their bodies in the rubble.
Friday's fire at 46 Pearl St. is the third blaze at an unoccupied or under-renovation house so far this month. Firefighters were called to a fire in a first-floor bedroom of an apartment at 22-24 Cutter Ave. Nov. 8. On Nov. 4, firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire at 79 and 81 Walnut St. Six residents were left homeless at 79 Walnut St., while the three-story house at 81 Walnut St. was under renovations with a "for sale" sign out front. There were no "X" markings on the Cutter Avenue or Walnut Street fires, but firefighters fought another suspicious blaze last February at a red "X" building at the intersection of Medford and Trull streets.
Salemme said the markings provide an important tool to let firefighters know whether the buildings are structurally unsound. During nighttime blazes, firefighters can't see whether the floor is missing or the roof is going to cave in through the thick, black smoke, Salemme said.
"It's people first, property second," said Salemme. "We're not going to put our lives at risk for an abandoned building that's in disrepair and almost condemned anyway."
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We were only saying last month how BMW is not only giving american motorists the same equipment as Europe, but also providing some options not available to drivers across the Atlantic (M5 6MT, X1 35i). However, all that good work has been undone with the new 2013 M135i...
This is actually the fifth model in the new M Performance range of cars offered in Europe and, before now, only with diesel powerplants. They represent a stage between the regular BMW range and M models, providing more performance and better cosmetics without the cost of a full M version.
Initially, the M Performance concept seemed like another way to water down the M brand. And then we drove the M135i. We're starting to loathe BMW's engineers who won't allow us to make generalizations or pigeonhole BMW products. What seems like a weak marketing idea has been transformed into a great car by engineers who really know what they're doing.
What should have been a rather ordinary hatchback with a big engine and too many M badges was one of the very best BMWs we've ever driven. We didn't even have time to sneer at the paddle-shifted eight-speed auto in our test car because it's not only one of the best in the business, but the shift pattern was spot-on.
Fortunately, there's a 6MT available for diehards like us - a new development with dry-sump lubrication to silence the doomsayers who suggest the manual is dead. There's also an AWD xDrive variant to come, but the 0-60 time in the 8AT is two-tenths quicker than the 6MT at 4.9sec. Not bad for what's essentially a hot hatch.
The M135i is the flagship model to usher in the new three-door version of the F20 1 Series that arrived in Europe earlier this year. The snag we hinted at earlier is the M135i isn't coming to the US. At least not this generation, although a BMWNA representative didn't rule out the possibility of a 1 Series hatchback in our future...
Having previously denied US drivers the hatchback, BMW is now considering the well built, fun-to-drive alternative to the current 1 Series Coupe, but we won't see it for several years. By then, the M135i will have come and gone, which is a crying shame.
After spending almost two years behind the wheel of a 135i Coupe, we're very familiar with its traits - quirky but cool design, big brakes and a tendency to understeer with skinny front tires. It's an entertaining drive but had to be worked hard to compete with a GTI on our favorite canyon roads.
What BMW did to the M135i was simply remarkable. It might even be superior to the 1 M Coupe in terms of chassis response and driving enjoyment - we hedge that statement since we've not compared them directly, but that's how good the hatchback is...
We all know the engine. It's the familiar 3.0L N55 i-6 turbo motor from the 335i, but it has 320hp, earning it the N55HP designation. The increase comes from software manipulation and new cam profiles, necessitating a new cooling system. Yet it delivers the equivalent of an infeasible 40mpg on the freeway thanks to Eco Pro, stop/start, brake energy recuperation, etc.
To give the chassis its incredible composure, the M135i uses M-specific springs and dampers plus 18" wheels and variable steering with Servotronic on a quick rack - two turns lock-to-lock.
The four-piston front and two-piston rear calipers with large rotors provided incredibly powerful braking that tested the specially developed Michelin Pilot Sport tires to their limit. And the limit is where the M135i belongs. It's undoubtedly a capable commuter car, packed with BMW's suite of electronic infotainment. But this 320hp hot hatch needs to be dancing on the limit of adhesion and bouncing off the rev limiter to really come alive. Feedback from the steering, suspension and brakes was superb, allowing you to brake incredibly late, then jump back on the power to charge through a turn, the Michelins seeming to possess boundless grip. The only time they let go was when provoked out of a tight turn.
The M135i was about making very fast progress on demanding roads. We bounced it off the 155mph speed limiter on a stretch of autobahn, and while it's fun to do, the car almost shrugged it off. The M135i was built to entertain the most demanding drivers who choose the long way home every night.
If more American drivers would pay the premium for an ultra-sophisticated European hatchback, we might not be missing out on the delights of the M135i. But lovers of small, responsive, rear-drive hatchbacks should consider moving to Europe for this car alone. It's the natural successor to the 321hp European E36 M3; a supercar for the masses; ranking it as one of our top ten drives of 2012.
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Engine 2979cc i-6 DOHC TwinPower turbo, twin-scroll turbo, direct injection, Valvetronic, double Vanos
Transmission eight-speed automatic
Suspension aluminium double-joint strut f, five-link r
Brakes four-piston calipers, 340mm rotors f; two-piston, 345mm rotors r
Wheels & Tires 18x7.5", 225/40 R18 f; 18x8", 245/35 R18 r
Power 320hp at 5800rpm
Torque 330 lb-ft at 1300-4500rpm
0-62mph 4.9sec
Top Speed 155mph
weight 3250 lb
Economy 21/40/29.4mpg (city/freeway/combined)
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November 19, 2013
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The Hall of Fame 50 Percent Probability Test
I was wondering whether Andrew McCutchen, after winning his first MVP award, was on a Hall of Fame track. So I went to look at what the typical Hall of Famer had at the same age, then realized with shame that the thing I've been doing all these years—looking at what the typical Hall of Famer had at the same age—doesn't make any logical sense. Yes, the average Hall of Famer might have had (X) WARP through age 26, but
or any of billions of similar examples that make the point that my way wouldn't have shown how many non-HOFers at the same level washed out. So if I can't just look at what the median Hall of Famer had at McCutchen's age, what can I do? Find the Wins/Age combination at which exactly 50 percent of players (or as close as possible) end up in the Hall of Fame. And then use that to name all the active players who are likely to make the Hall of Fame, times two.
(Definition of terms: We're using Baseball-Reference's WAR for this, as WARP is limited to seasons since 1950. We're ignoring pitchers. That'll be a post for a different day. And to account for players who are retired and, in my opinion, likely to make the Hall of Fame but ineligible or unapproved yet, I am assigning eight future Hall of Famers into the historical count: Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr, Chipper Jones, Mike Piazza, Frank Thomas, and Jim Thome. Of course, there's a logical problem with this approach, too, which we'll get to.)
Age 20
Harper's 9.0 wins are the fourth-most in history; Mike Trout almost certainly surpassed the 2.1-win threshold in a single month at least once during his age-20 season. Machado is solidly into the likely zone, but the names immediately around him are especially distinguished:
Bob Horner marks the lowest limit of probability—that is, he had exactly 2.1 wins through age 20.
Age 21
Quick fact about Trout: The youngest active player with more wins than he has already: McCutchen! Five-years-older McCutchen.
Willie Randolph marks the highest limit of improbability, with 4.7 wins through age 21.
Age 22
Grady Sizemore is the low end of Hall of Fame probability: [all the sad face emoticons go here]
Age 23
A year or so ago, I wrote briefly about Starlin Castro's chances of making the Hall, based solely on his playing time and age. "Knowing nothing about Starlin Castro except his age and how much he has played, we can say he is in a group from which 44 percent of players have become Hall of Famers." Castro never felt like a future Hall of Famer, but he was an actuary's version of a future Hall of Famer. Fittingly, so far in his career he has straddled these thresholds, too. Through age 20, he was 0.7 wins short of qualifying as likely; through age 21, he was 0.4 wins short; through age 22, he was 0.3 wins ahead of pace; and now, after a lost season, he is nearly three wins short. He's tied with Willie McCovey at the same age, but he's also tied with Eddie Murphy—who, like the other Eddie Murphy, didn't age well. Only 39 percent of players with 7.4 wins or more, as Castro has, made the Hall.
Age 24
Andrus, unlike Castro, has kept his head above the line from age-20 on, and at age 24 he's comfortable ahead, with 17 wins. About 62 percent of players with 17 wins made the Hall, but even though Andrus has more wins than Frank Thomas I'd bet my house against your car that he won't make the Hall.
Age 25
Age 26
Austin Jackson just, just misses making the age-26 half-probables. Buster Posey misses, too, and isn't nearly as close. That seems like an oversight by the method. I'd probably bet on Posey over anybody named thus far except Trout, Harper, Stanton and perhaps McCutchen.
Jason Kendall is the lowest end of probability. This was the year that Chipper Jones (20.0, with a career path not unlike Posey's) edged into likelihood.
Age 27
Upper end of improbability: Fred McGriff
Age 28
Dale Murphy and Juan Gonzalez are the low end of probability.
Age 29
For players who want to stay on pace, the biggest jumps come from ages 23 to 24, ages 24 to 25, and ages 25 to 26: about 3.6 wins per year, peaking at a 3.7-win jump for 25-year-olds. Then it settles around three wins a year for the traditional prime seasons; age 29, at 3.2 wins, is the last year before the real decline starts for the group. The next year's Hall of Fame probables will add only 2.4 wins, and the typical Hall of Famer will be only about a league-average player through his 30s. He'll be Raul Ibanez, basically.
The upper end of improbability is Graig Nettles, followed by a bunch of fun names: Sammy Sosa, Kirby Puckett, Carlton Fisk, others.
Age 30
Age 31
Age 32
Age 33
I told you there was a different problem with this method, and here's where it's most obvious. Pujols and Teixeira are both over 38 wins; combined, they are each 50 percent likely to make the Hall of Fame; and, in reality, only one is going to make the Hall of Fame. But Pujols and Teixeira aren't really in a group at all; Pujols has produced well over twice as many wins as Teixeira has. He's a 100 percent lock to make the Hall (on merits, anyway). So
In this case,
In Teixeira and Holliday's cases, I can just about buy that.
This doesn't seem to be much of a problem when the players are young. A player's chances don't go up much whether he has, say, seven wins or 10 by age 21. But by now the 50 percent talk is totally misleading; there are just way too many sure things, guys who have already passed not just the on-pace mark but the guaranteed-enshrinement threshold. Which is just to note that we have named 25 players so far. About half will make the Hall of Fame. They are not, obviously, all 50 percent likely to.
Age 34
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Did Elvis Andrus refuse to autograph something for you?
Nov 19, 2013 06:10 AM
Love him as a player, and he'll be more valuable than some HOFers by the time it's done, but I'd guess there aren't many players in the Awards era who play five full seasons without a single MVP vote or Gold Glove award who go on to make the HOF
Nov 19, 2013 06:37 AM
Brian Kopec
Let me complete your sentence.
Nov 19, 2013 06:56 AM
I would imagine by then that we might have got to the stage of not just chucking people into the Hall for reaching arbitrary milestones.
Nov 19, 2013 08:00 AM
True, but if you can stick around and be useful enough, long enough, to reach some of those big round numbers, you've probably got something going for you.
Nov 19, 2013 12:51 PM
Yeah, I just don't think that you'll get in for being Elvis Andrus as he is at present for long enough to get you to 3,000 hits.
Nov 19, 2013 16:24 PM
Could be! I thought Damon and Renteria had chances at 3,000 hits but not at the HOF. Somebody will break the auto-elect rule at some point, dunno if that'll be Andrus on either count. I like Andrus though! For what it's worth.
Nov 19, 2013 08:57 AM
Aside from the off-the-field exclusions (Rose, A-Rod if he ever plays again), is there an active candidate for the "3,000 hits but not HOF Club"?
Nov 19, 2013 11:05 AM
Tell me more about your house and what you think my car is. I agree Andrus isn't really 50-50 to make the Hall of Fame but getting 20:1 or maybe 50:1, I think I'd take that bet.
Nov 20, 2013 23:59 PM
There's probably some value in removing the VC guys from a study like this. They had so many poor selections that they should probably be removed. The Frisch committee electing all of his teammates on the Cardinals & Giants probably doesn't bear much predictive value.
Nov 19, 2013 06:10 AM
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Rather than somebody to be made fun of, maybe the average Power Ball player is a hard working person being ripped off by his or her employer or of whatever other tough circumstance in our difficult world.
Nov 19, 2013 07:11 AM
There is also the problem of the expansion timebomb causing standards to go up pretty dramatically. So the guys this article sees as being 50/50 shots are probably more like 25% due to the number of qualified candidates meeting old standards going through the roof.
Nov 19, 2013 08:02 AM
Luke in MN
Fun article. Since you mention the problem with throwing everyone into the same bucket of 50% likelihood, here's a suggestion for a new individual player stat: The % of players with similar WAR/age totals who end up making the hall. Pujols would be a 100%, Tiexiera would be what, 20% or something. At one point, BP was chucking out new stats like this every week. Quick, somebody invent an acronym!
Nov 19, 2013 08:50 AM
Luke in MN
By the way, Teixeira's low hall likelihood is illustrated all the more effectively by the fact that he's been in the league over a decade and I still can't spell his damn name (and for some reason, my spell check OKs me if I incorrectly invert the i's and e's)
Nov 19, 2013 08:51 AM
t would probably be more accurate to also include an estimation of current talent level. Hanley Ramirez & Jose Reyes are close in age and career WAR, but Hanley is probably three times more likely to merit a Hall of Fame selection. Same with Tulo & Fielder, etc.
Nov 19, 2013 10:19 AM
Matthew Trueblood
I don't follow your Hanley-Reyes claim at all.
Nov 19, 2013 13:47 PM
Hanley is probably a much better player.
Nov 20, 2013 07:56 AM
So, when you are asked to back up your point, you come back with a raw assertion, no data or history? Not acceptable. I'd like to know what your point is, because I think the players are so comparable, I can't figure out how to differentiate!
Nov 20, 2013 09:34 AM
Hanley Ramirez is coming off a year where he hit .345/.402/.638 with 5.1 WAR in 86 games. Reyes is coming off a year where he hit .296/.353/.427 with 2.2 WAR in 93 games. Both Reyes and Hanley have to be better than the typical guy with ~35 WAR through age 30 to be HOF caliber players. The upside for a guy like Hanley is far higher. It's far more likely that he'll be among the best players in baseball going forward than Reyes.
Nov 20, 2013 16:41 PM
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I'm still wondering what the point was in tossing in an unnecessary comment that certain groups of people--people likely struggling in many respects--are not very bright. There was not another way to make the point?
Nov 20, 2013 08:15 AM
Hi, Houstonuser! As this is obviously important to you, I am happy to respond.
Nov 20, 2013 12:12 PM
Posey is under the line only because he lost, what, 2/3 of a year to the ankle injury. There's no reason to think he wouldn't have earned at least 2 wins in that time, and it seems pretty likely he'll be over the line this time next year. Thank you, Scott Cousins.
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On Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Bank of America (BAC) and two subsidiaries with defrauding investors who bought residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) by failing to disclose key risks and misrepresenting facts about the underlying mortgages.
The SEC alleges that BofA did not tell investors that more than 70% of the mortgages backing the offering – called BOAMS 2008-A – came from the bank's "wholesale" channel of mortgage brokers unaffiliated with Bank of America entities.
Furthermore, the SEC says, BofA knew the wholesale-channel loans – described by its then-CEO as "toxic waste" – presented greater risks of delinquencies, early defaults, underwriting defects and prepayment, yet it "only selectively disclosed the percentage of wholesale channel loans to a limited group of institutional investors," regulators say, rather than disclose this material information to all investors or file the information publicly as required.
"In its own words, Bank of America 'shifted the risk' of loss from its own books to unsuspecting investors and then ignored its responsibility to make a full and accurate disclosure to all investors equally," said George S. Canellos, co-director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, in a press release. "This is one in a long line of RMBS-related enforcement actions brought by the SEC to hold entities accountable for wrongdoing connected to the financial crisis."
Also on Tuesday, the Department of Justice says it will take parallel civil action against BofA for violations of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 involving $850 million of RMBS sales in 2008, which have resulted in estimated losses of roughly $120 million.
The SEC and DOJ charges do not affect BofA's wealth-management operations, which include Merrill Lynch, according to Bank of America and concern institutional investors.
"This is the RMBS Working Group's most recent legal enforcement targeting misconduct in the RMBS market, but it will not be our last," said Associate Attorney General Tony West, in a press release. "Combating financial fraud is a top priority for the Department of Justice. By filing this lawsuit today, we reaffirm an important principle – that everyone must play by the same set of rules, and no institution is too big or too powerful to escape appropriate enforcement."
On its behalf, BofA explained in a statement that the prime mortgages were sold to "sophisticated investors who had ample access to the underlying data, and we will demonstrate that. The loans in this pool performed better than loans with similar characteristics originated and securitized at the same time by other financial institutions."
In addition, the bank says it is "not responsible for the housing market collapse," which led to unprecedented rates of mortgage-loans defaults and sharp declines in the value of the underlying securities.
According to the SEC's complaint, a disproportionate concentration of high-risk wholesale loans and the inclusion of a material number of loans that did not comply with internal underwriting guidelines led to a 8.05% cumulative net loss rate for the RMBS through June 2013 – "the greatest loss rate of any comparable … securitization." This led to losses of nearly $70 million with anticipated future losses of some $50 million, the regulators note.


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Tucker, Mary E.
As this Book is expected to have considerable circulation outside the limits of the City, it has been suggested that a few Notes to be appended, explanatory of the localisms contained therein--
(1) Loew's, or as it is commonly called, Fulton Street Bridge, was completed March, 1866, The building being supervised by the Hon. Charles E. Loew, whose name has been bestowed upon it by as Act of the Common Council of New York.It is a large ćrial structure, at the intersection of Broadway way and Fulton Street, where the thoroughfare is continually thronged with vehicles of all kinds, rendering it almost impossible for pedestrians to pass.
(2) Only for readers not familiar with New York would it be necessary to say, that this refers to the Police.
(3) Wall Street is our temple of Mammon, where men of money "most do congregate".
(4) This is no fancy sketch. The writer actually saw this,--saw a Southern soldier give alms to the Northern soldier, who can be seen at any time near the Bridge playing an
(5) It is but common justice to say that this manly sentiment is reported of the Hon. John Morrissey.
(6) Hon. John T. Hoffman is Mayor of New York at this writing, November 11th, 1867.
(7) And the Hon. Fernando Wood, the rival candidate for the Mayoralty.
(8) Always at the Bridge are venders selling the dancing toys, whose motions depend upon an elastic string, the
(9) This quotation is from Rev.Dr.Deems, and the allusion to "the prodigal," refers to a sermon preached by Dr.Deems, in which he represents the elder brother as worse than the prodigal. A report of that discourse, which produced a great impression on its delivery, appears in "Every Month," for September, published by S.T. Taylor.
(10) "The Church of the Strangers", the name of a congregation composed of persons of all denominations, mostly strangers in New York; and its pastor Dr. Deems, is abundant in labors among the sick, the poor, and the prisoner, and those who have no friends. It gives the author pleasure to say a word for an enterprise so catholic and so beneficial.
(11) Perhaps it is superfluous to mention the name of the venerable William C.Bryant, of the "Evening Post."
(12) "Miles O'Reilly" is the well known name of Gen. Charles G. Halpine, who is justly called our "King of Song", and who has written certain beautiful things, which will be remembered long after his career as a politician shall have been forgotten.
(13) With whatever power Hon. Horace Greeley does anything, the wielding of the pen is the only thing he is accused of doing "with grace".
(14) The "Wilcox and Gibbs' sewing machine," celebrated
(15) A well known and excellent restaurant in Cortlandt street.
(16) Maggie Mitchell, the fascinating actress, has made this character memorable.
(17) Play-goers will always know Joe Jefferson by his remarkable impersonation of "Rip Van Winkle."
(18) Mrs. Gen. Lander, our American actress, is believed to surpass Ristori in the character of Elizabeth. Her goodness
(19) Dr. J.J. Craven, the physician attendant on Jefferson Davis at Fortress Monroe, and author of "Prison Life of Davis."
(20) This actually occurred in the practice of Edward B. Foote, M.D., the celebrated medical and electrical therapeutist, and author of "Medical Common Sense."
(21) The artists referred to, are Madams M.F.Gillespie and Demorest, whose exquisite tasks has rendered them renowned in the fashionable circles, not only of New York, but of the whole United States.
(22) Hon. Gideon J. Tucker, who has held important State offices for more than twenty years, and is one of the first political writers of the age, is the present Surrogate of New York, and has occupied that position for the last five years. It is said of him that he has never been politically wrong in his life.


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Thousands of species of mosquitoes exist, but did you know that only about 174 species live within the United States? Even with this small percentage, it's important to protect yourself and your family from these buzzing little nuisances that can carry a host of diseases. Mosquito-borne diseases are not only a threat to humans, but also to pets and livestock. Effective mosquito control helps keep your family and your animals safe.
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Whether these pests are buzzing around people's ears or landing on them to suck blood, they're annoying. Even a few uninvited mosquitoes can ruin an outdoor activity.
You can take precautions, like wearing bug spray or long sleeves, but these methods can also ruin your outdoor fun. Who wants to smell like bug spray, or wear long sleeves during warm, muggy summer evenings? The nuisance factor alone is reason enough to get rid of mosquitoes, but the health risks make mosquito control a necessity.
All it takes is one bite from an infected mosquito to transmit a virus. While most people can fully recover from mosquito-borne illnesses, the very young, the elderly, and those with poor immune function may develop complications, making the virus potentially deadly.
West Nile Virus causes mild flu-like symptoms such as the following:
In those with compromised immune systems, symptoms are more severe and can lead to meningitis or encephalitis. Some possible types of encephalitis caused by mosquitoes include St. Louis encephalitis and LaCrosse Encephalitis. Both can cause flu-like symptoms similar to West Nile Virus, but severe symptoms can include the following:
Squelae is a possible complication from encephalitis due to mosquito-borne viruses. People with squelae experience ongoing neurological complications for the rest of their lives, such as the following:
Your pets and livestock can become sick due to a bite from an infected mosquito. Heartworm is carried from one pet to another via mosquitoes, and it can affect both dogs and cats.
Heartworms are parasites that live in the heart and pulmonary arteries of animals. They travel through your pet's bloodstream, damaging its vital organs. Hundreds of heartworms can live inside an animal, and the disease can be fatal.
You should watch for signs of heartworm in your pet. The symptoms differ in cats and dogs. In dogs, be watchful for these symptoms:
As the disease worsens, dogs develop a swollen abdomen and heart failure.
In cats, watch for these symptoms:
Cats also develop a swollen belly as the disease progresses.
You can prevent heartworm disease in your pet. Your vet can prescribe pills to help prevent the disease. You can also reduce your pet's risk by controlling mosquitoes in and around your yard.
Livestock are not immune to mosquito-borne illnesses. Mosquitoes can transmit diseases to pigs, horses, birds, and other animals. Such diseases include the following:
You have numerous options when it comes to mosquito control, but to keep these pests away from your family all spring and summer, you need a long-term mosquito control solution. One good choice is a natural mosquito trap.
Short-terms solutions may work, but they don't provide ongoing relief from mosquitoes and only protect a small portion of your outdoor area. Here are a few examples:
Short-term solutions require you to use a combination approach to keep pests away. There isn't a single solution that can offer the same protection as long-term systems, like mosquito traps and misting systems.
Combination approaches include setting up nets, spraying everyone with repellent before going outdoors, and lighting candles in an attempt to have a mosquito-free evening. It's also necessary to reapply repellents to ensure they continue protecting you and your family. This can be time consuming and can take away from your outdoor fun or relaxation.
To get the most out of your outdoor living space, consider investing in an effective, long-term solution.
Mosquito traps are scientifically proven to be a long-term, safe, and effective solution to mosquito problems. They protect up to an acre and work continuously to keep mosquito populations down.
Other long-term solutions are available, but a natural mosquito trap does not harm people or beneficial insects.
Misting systems were once popular mosquito control solutions. They work by releasing insecticides into the area where they're placed. While this provides effective mosquito control, there are problems concerning the safety of misting devices, such as the following:
While insecticides used in misting systems don't linger in the environment, there is the risk of people and pets being exposed to insecticides by touching plants near the misting station or inhaling the insecticides, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Each state also has its own regulations on the use of mosquito misting systems. It's important to know which, if any, pesticides are illegal in your state's residential areas. Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency if you are considering installing a misting system on your property.
All natural mosquito traps pose no hazards to humans or pets on your property. And because they don't use pesticides, mosquito traps do not kill beneficial insects.
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Most traps require electricity to run, limiting their placement in the yard, but there are cordless options that are battery-powered. Traps are proven to greatly reduce mosquito populations. Once set, you can expect to notice a reduction in mosquitoes within seven days and a significant reduction in about four weeks.
Mosquito Magnet® offers options to effectively trap mosquitoes that vary by price and features. You can compare these different options on our mosquito trap page. All models protect up to an acre of outdoor space, are easy to assemble, and come with a one-year warranty.
Commander traps are the most expensive, but offer the most features. Some beneficial features include the following:
Executive traps are not quite as pricy as Commander and still offer the beneficial features, such as cordless design and fuel-saving settings. Consider the following benefits:
Independence trap models cost less than the Commander and Executive and offer cordless design, but they don't offer the same features. These are the benefits:
The Patriot trap is the least expensive and also offers different features, while still being an effective long-term mosquito control solution. The Patriot offers the following features:
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Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo (354–430) is one of the great Church Fathers of the fourth century; he was the eldest son of Saint Monica.
Aurelius Augustinus was born in 354 in Tagaste to a Christian mother and a Pagan father, raised in Roman north Africa, educated in Carthage, and employed as a professor of rhetoric in Milan by 383. He followed the Manichaean religion in his student days, and was converted to Christianity by the preaching and example of Ambrose of Milan. He was baptized at Easter in 387, and returned to north Africa and created a monastic foundation at Tagaste for himself and a group of friends. In 391 he was ordained a priest in Hippo Regius (now Annaba, in Algeria). He became a famous preacher (more than 350 preserved sermons are believed to be authentic), and was noted for combatting the Manichaean heresy.
In 396 he was made coadjutor bishop of Hippo (assistant with the right of succession on the death of the current bishop), and remained as bishop in Hippo until his death in 430. He left his monastery, but continued to lead a monastic life in the episcopal residence. He left a Rule (Regula in Latin) for his monastery that has led him to be designated the "patron saint of Regular Clergy," that is, parish clergy who live by a monastic rule.
Augustine died on August 28, 430, during the siege of Hippo by the Vandals. He is said to have encouraged its citizens to resist the attacks, primarily on the grounds that the Vandals adhered to heretical Arian Christianity.
Influence as a theologian and thinker
Augustine remains a central figure, both within Christianity and in the history of Western thought. Himself much influenced by Platonism and neo-Platonism, particularly by Plotinus, Augustine was important to the "baptism" of Greek thought and its entrance into the Western Christian (and subsequently the European) intellectual tradition. Also important was his early and influential writing on the human will, a central topic in ethics, and one which became a focus for later philosophers such as Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche, but also to the Protestant Reformers such as Martin Luther and John Calvin.
Augustine's writings helped formulate the theory of just war. He also advocated the use of force against the Donatists, asking "Why . . . should not the Church use force in compelling her lost sons to return, if the lost sons compelled others to their destruction?" (The Correction of the Donatists, 22-24)
Augustine was canonized by popular recognition. His feast day is August 28, the day on which he died.
Reception of Augustine in the Orthodox Church
The Fifth Ecumenical Council, held in Constantinople in A.D. 553, listed Augustine among other Fathers of the Church, though there is no unqualified endorsement of his theology mentioned (just as there is none for most saints of the Church):
- We further declare that we hold fast to the decrees of the four Councils, and in every way follow the holy Fathers, Athanasius, Hilary, Basil, Gregory the Theologian, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose, Theophilus, John (Chrysostom) of Constantinople, Cyril, Augustine, Proclus, Leo and their writings on the true faith.[1] (emphasis added)
In the acts of the Sixth Ecumenical Council (not yet translated into English), he is called the "most excellent and blessed Augustine" and is referred to as "the most wise teacher." In the Comnenian Council of Constantinople in 1166 he is referred to as " Ο ΑΓΙΟΣ ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΙΝΟΣ" - "Saint Augustine."
Despite these acclamations, most of his works were not translated into Greek until the 13th century (?) and some Orthodox Christians identify errors in his theology—especially those in his Triadology which gave rise to the Filioque addition to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed—and regard him as being one of the major factors in the Great Schism between the Church in the East and in the West. Thus, there are those among the Orthodox who regard Augustine as a heretic, although there has never been any conciliar condemnation of either him or his writings.
More moderate views regard Augustine as either simply one theological writer among many in the early Church (but not a saint), or even perhaps with the title "Blessed" before his name. It should be noted, however, that the Orthodox Church has not traditionally ranked saints in terms of "blessed" or "saint" (i.e., suggesting that the latter has a greater degree of holiness than the former). Saint "rankings" are usually only differences in kind (e.g., monastics, married, bishops, martyrs, etc.), not in degree. The practice of ranking by degree is much more characteristic of the Roman Catholic tradition.
There is at least one book explicitly dealing with the issue of Augustine's place in Orthodoxy, The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church by Fr. Seraphim Rose (ISBN 0938635123), which is generally favorable toward Augustine, citing his importance as a saint in terms of his confessional and devotional writings rather than in his theology. Its cover includes a traditional Greek icon of Augustine, where he is labelled as Ο ΑΓΙΟΣ ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΙΝΟΣ—"Saint Augustine."
From The City of God
St. Augustine evidently originated the phrase "love the sinner, hate the sin", which he tied in with a privative notion of evil:
- For this reason, the man who lives by God's standards and not by man's, must needs be a lover of the good, and it follows that he must hate what is evil. Further, since no one is evil by nature, but anyone who is evil is evil because of a perversion of nature, the man who lives by God's standards has a duty of "perfect hatred" (Psalm 139:22) towards those who are evil; that is to say, he should not hate the person because of the fault, nor should he love the fault because of the person. He should hate the fault, but love the man. And when the fault has been cured there will remain only what he ought to love, nothing that he should hate. (14:6, Penguin ed., transl. Bettenson)
From Confessions
- Our hearts shall ever restless be, until they find their rest in Thee. (1:1)
At the end of his life (426-428?) Augustine revisited his previous works in chronological order and suggested what he would have said differently in a work titled the Retractations, which gives us a remarkable picture of the development of a writer and his final thoughts.
- On Christian Doctrine, 397-426
- Confessions, 397-398
- City of God, begun c. 413, finished 426.
- On the Trinity, 400-416.
- Enchiridion
- On the Catechising of the Uninstructed
- On Faith and the Creed
- Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen
- On the Profit of Believing
- On the Creed: A Sermon to Catechumens
- On Continence
- On the Good of Marriage
- On Holy Virginity
- On the Good of Widowhood
- On Lying
- To Consentius: Against Lying
- On the Work of Monks
- On Patience
- On Care to be Had For the Dead
- On the Morals of the Catholic Church
- On the Morals of the Manichaeans
- On Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans
- Acts or Disputation Against Fortunatus the Manichaean
- Against the Epistle of Manichaeus Called Fundamental
- Reply to Faustus the Manichaean
- Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichaeans
- On Baptism, Against the Donatists
- Answer to Letters of Petilian, Bishop of Cirta
- The Correction of the Donatists
- Merits and Remission of Sin, and Infant Baptism
- On the Spirit and the Letter
- On Nature and Grace
- On Man's Perfection in Righteousness
- On the Proceedings of Pelagius
- On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin
- On Marriage and Concupiscence
- On the Soul and its Origin
- Against Two Letters of the Pelagians
- On Grace and Free Will
- On Rebuke and Grace
- The Predestination of the Saints/Gift of Perseverance
- Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount
- The Harmony of the Gospels
- Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament
- Tractates on the Gospel of John
- Homilies on the First Epistle of John
- Soliloquies
- The Enarrations, or Expositions, on the Psalms
- Peter Brown, Augustine of Hippo (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967) (ISBN 0-520-00186-9)
- Adolphe Tanquerey, The Spiritual Life: A Treatise on Ascetical and Mystical Theology, 1930, reprint edition 2000 (ISBN 0895556596) p. 37.
- Fr. Seraphim Rose, The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church, 1997 (ISBN 0938635123)
External links
- On Christian Doctrine, Confessions, and City of God are available freely at http://www.ccel.org/a/augustine/
- Other writings are available freely at http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/
- St. Augustine: Between Two Worlds
- Augustine and 'other catholics'
- The Enchiridion by Augustine
- eTexts of Augustine's works, at Project Gutenberg
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Fjällhotellet's apartments range from 3 to 8 beds and are located in the independent annex at the back of the hotel. The apartments have number of rooms by number of beds.
Älgen 4 is 35 s.q.m. The apartment have 4 beds with 2 bedrooms. A living room with sofa and flat screen TV, kitchenette with dining table and a WC / shower are available in all apartments. This apartment is on ground floor.
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My laptop has a light under the keyboard. I doubt the keyboard light consumes a lot of power, but when it comes to laptops and batteries, every little bit helps. So I prefer it to default to being off.
I found this command that I can run at the command line which switches off the keyboard light:
echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/class/leds/asus::kbd_backlight/brightness
Which is nice, but I'd like to have it in my list of startup programs so that I don't have to remember to turn off the keyboard light, which I often forget to do.
However, it doesn't seem to work if I put it in the startup applications, and I suspect that it could be because part of it requires
sudo, so it probably doesn't have the right persmissions at startup time. Or maybe it's another issue. In any case, it doesn't run at startup.
Is there a way I can get this command to run at startup?


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Advisors are flocking to social media sites in ever-greater numbers, according to a new study from American Century Investments, though there are still those who find it challenging—and many who find it a concern, both for privacy and compliance purposes.
In American Century's fourth annual Financial Professionals Social Media Adoption Study, advisors indicated that social media was becoming increasingly important to communicate with clients, saying they used it to share news or information they feel could be important.
In addition, 28% of advisors rely on social media to keep abreast of important research or the opinions of experts in the field, while 14% use it to research people. Business promotion and brand building are the chief reasons 11% use it.
Twitter, surprisingly enough, is not the top social medium of choice for advisors, although there's been a substantial jump in the numbers of advisors who tweet; 34% now have Twitter accounts, up from 27% last year. LinkedIn is still the top business choice of 75% of advisors.
However, the new frontier of communication is not without its pitfalls—at least in the minds of its users. Survey respondents' top two fears in 2013 about using social media were the possibility of regulatory or compliance issues, at 42%, and the potential for privacy breaches, at 20%. The former is up from 38% in 2011 (last year's percentage was the same as this year's)—perhaps because more companies are putting in place formal social media policies or guidelines. That's up to 69%; in 2012 only 60% said their firms had policies in place.
Jamie Needham, digital marketing strategist for American Century, said in an interview that although advisors said that regulatory or compliance issues were a top concern, they were participating in social media nonetheless. After all, advisors always have to worry about compliance and regulatory requirements.
"It's interesting," she said, "because people are saying that regulatory and compliance are a big concern for them, but you'll notice a lot of people are active in social media. So every time people put something out there, regulatory compliance is always going to be top of mind for them."
Needham added, "As people use it more, they are becoming more and more comfortable in participating in newer spaces like social media, and that's partly because they realize that they need to follow guidelines that are already out there—" such as not making recommendations and not mentioning products, among others—so that "social media doesn't have to be a difficult thing, or a scary thing, either."
The fact that more people are sharing news and content than they have in the past, concluded Needham, "speaks to [the fact that although] they have some concerns, I don't think that will ever go away, [they're] starting to share the content versus just consuming it. So those fears will be there, but they're lessened. That comes with experience, knowledge and time."
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is a two-years co-operative research project together with the European Union,
started in October 2007, aiming at endowing the SME partners with an
anti-spit framework to enhance their VoIP infrastructures and protect
their customers from abuse.
The SPIDER objectives are:
Interest in Voice over IP (VoIP) has risen substantially in recent times, both from service providers and from consumers' point of view. While the concept of transferring Voice over data networks like the Internet is known already for a long time, only now this technology has become a major counterpart to the classic Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
With Voice over IP calls being offered for free or for a flat rate,
Spam over Internet Telephony (SPIT) has at least the same
potential to become a major annoyance for users worldwide, as it is the
current situation with e-mail spam. From a technological
point of view, both communication methods have many similarities. For
example, calling a huge user-base through a VoIP solution can be very
cost effective for
any sender; it can also be easily personalised. While such a
development would naturally be annoying to individual users, a large
spread of SPIT would
reduce the attractiveness of VoIP in general and slow down its further
commercial development.
The design of the SPIDER SPIT prevention framework is based on the following aspects,


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Physics for Kids Lesson Plan: Go Vector Go Game
In this physics for kids lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-5, students use an online game to explore advanced physics concepts such as force magnitude, force direction, friction, mass, gravity, and slope.
Students will:
- Share what they know and what to know about gravity and forces.
- Use an online game to explore advanced physics concepts such as force magnitude, force direction, friction, mass, gravity, and slope.
- Explain what they learned about gravity and forces through game play.
- Computers with internet access for BrainPOP
Preparation:This lesson plan utilizes a free online science game called Go Vector Go. We recommend previewing the game prior to introducing it to your class.
Lesson Procedure:
- Show the Belly Up Comic to open up a class discussion about gravity and forces.
- Project the Talk About It activity for the class to see, and fill out the left column with information that students already know about the topic. Then have students suggest things they'd like to learn about gravity and forces, and type their questions into the center column.
- Play either the BrainPOP Gravity movie or the BrainPOP Jr. Gravity movie, depending on your students' needs and abilities. You might also find it helpful to show the BrainPOP Force movie or the BrainPOP Acceleration movie.
- Ask students if they would like to add anything to the "what I learned" column of the chart, and type in their responses.
- Tell students they will have the opportunity to learn more about gravity, forces, and acceleration through a game. Project the Go Vector Go game. After clicking on Start and choosing the first level of game play, you may want to click on the question mark button to review game controls and the objectives of game play.
- Demonstrate game play yourself, modeling your thinking process as you experiment with various strategies for getting Vector the train to the station. Have student volunteers help you make choices and explain why they think certain strategies will or will not work.
- Pair students up and allow them to explore the game with a partner. Help facilitate students' conversations around the physics principles they observe. You may want to introduce terms such as force magnitude and direction, mass, slope, and/or friction as students describe what they notice.
- Revisit the initial Talk About It activity and type in students' responses about what they now know about gravity and forces. You may want to use the game quiz as an additional, individual assessment component.


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We offer 4x4s ranging from Toyota Hilux Double Cabs to Luxury Land Cruisers, such as the Toyota Fortuner and the Stretched Land Cruiser 8-seater.
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At Africa on Wheels Car Hire customer care is our highest priority. Africa on Wheels is a reliable car hire company in Namibia which was established in 1999. The company was founded based on the high demand of used cars in top condition at a good price. We also hire out new vehicles. Headquartered has Africa on Wheels Car Hire in Windhoek / Namibia.
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Africa on Wheels Car Hire specializes primarily in the business of four-wheel-drive vehicles (4x4). The four-wheel drive selection offers adapted solutions for the Namibian infrastructure, as well as all the necessary camping gear. All vehicles are serviced by our own service garage in order to ensure flexibility and the highest security standards.
Off-Road experience for self drivers and guided Dune Driving in Namibia
Africa on Wheels Car Hire offers specialised vehicles for Off-Road-Driving for self-drives. We allow our vehicles to cross the borders of Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In addition you can also travel to Angola with our approval.
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Dune driving tours refer to tours through marked "restricted area" parts of Namibia like the restricted areas of the Namib Desert. Only guided tours with tour operators such as FACES OF THE NAMIB are allowed. Please indicate the tour operator that will be doing the dune driving tour with you!!!
Standard routes to e.g. Sossusvlei (marked as 4x4 routes) do not fall under dune driving.
Namibia's road network is known as one of the best in Africa, where all the main roads are tarred. The majority of the roads are, however, sand and gravel roads. For this reason we advice all self-drivers to hire a 4x4. With a better ground clearance these vehicles offer a more comfortable driving experience, even on poor roads.
I am looking forward to welcome you in Namibia!
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Africa on Wheels and mobilianz GmbH decided on a joint cooperation at the International Tourism FAIR ITB 2018 in Berlin. A specially tailored off-road training for the individual traveller and self-driver has been developed which works as the ideal preparation for experiencing southern Africa on your own.


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Recently, Jon Stewart announced he is leaving The Daily Show, the show he hosted for over 15 years. On one episode, he implied one of his reasons was that Fox News was "killing" him. Granted, it was jest… but it opens up many discussion points. Blendover examines this, & the role of The Daily Show in US Politics. Also, our Craniumelody artist this episode is Ed Harrison.
Topics Discussed:
- Fox News is Killing Me
- Bad Cop No Donut
- Ed Harrison
- Blade Runner 2
- Copyright Law
- Zombie Apocalypse
- WTF: Pedo Touched Us All
- WTF: Swallow It!
- WTF: Abcdefg Hijklmn Opqrst Uvwxyz
BlendoveR is the "trendover" podcast, bringing you the news that the news isn't covering. Presented by Greg Davies and Aaron Ciavarra, we focus on topics that are not trending across the web and in the mainstream media, and have a knack accurate predictions of coming events, trends, and media coverage.
Fox News is Killing Me
Jon Stewart's Reason For Leaving 'Daily Show?' 'Watching Fox News Is Killing Me'
Bad Cop No Donut
Florida Police Officers Taser Elderly Man Offering No Resistance [Video]
UPDATE: FHP trooper who stun-gunned man on 18 Mile Stretch on 'alternative duty'
Watch As Florida Police Tase Elderly Man With His Hands Up
Ed Harrison
Blade Runner 2
Harrison Ford Officially Returning For Blade Runner 2
The Blade Runner sequel has a director, and it's not Ridley Scott
Copyright Law
'You can't use 18th century law for a digital world'
Zombie Apocalypse
First full body transplant is two years away, surgeon claims
Statisticians Reveal the Best Place to Wait Out a Zombie Apocalypse
>WTF: Pedo Touched Us All
Paedophile teacher immortalised in school memorial with the words 'He touched us all'
WTF: Swallow It!
Lawmaker asks if swallowed camera be used for female exam
WTF: Abcdefg Hijklmn Opqrst Uvwxyz
Woman Changes Name to Abcdefg Hijklmn Opqrst Uvwxyz
Recommended Listening:
- "Beacon" by Ed Harrison from the album Neotokyo GSDF


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Social entrepreneurs are quite excited about this new trend of mixing mission and money within the organizations they run. You can often hear many of them proclaiming their intention to "do well by doing good," implying that they will not only save the world but they will make money doing it. Behind the slogan, these entrepreneurs are experimenting with what we call "hybrid" organizations. In the for-profit world, new organizational creatures with descriptions like "social business" are now prioritizing social and environmental goals equally with financial performance. Among non-profits, social entrepreneurs are launching what are usually called "social enterprises" or income-generating businesses, like coffee shops, thrift stores, and bakeries, within non-profit organizations.
One the surface these hybrid organizations look very promising—an opportunity to have your cake and eat it too. The reality, however, is that these hybrid organizations come with substantial risks and consequences that are rarely discussed and that need to be carefully taken into consideration from the start.
Last week I participated in a research symposium on "Exploring Social Enterprises" at the UCLA School of Public Affairs; much of the discussion centered on organizational hybrids. Several researchers presented truly cutting-edge findings about the consequences of choosing the hybrid organizational type. Cumulatively, this research identified four key risks associated with hybrid organizations.
The first, overarching risk is that people just don't know what hybrids are. Is it a for-profit? Is it a non-profit? Is this about mission or money? This ambiguity doesn't just affect potential investors who, for a start, are often not sure whether these organizations are a fit for venture capital or venture philanthropy. The ambiguity also affects board members who are not clear on whether their primary responsibility is to uphold mission or financial performance. Internally managers and staff face similar confusion and their decision-making often wavers or stagnates as a result.
Risk No. 2 is that these hybrids often have no clear systems of accountability. In traditional for-profits, everyone knows that profit maximization is the ultimate goal. In traditional non-profits, everyone knows that social impact is the ultimate goal. In hybrid organizations, these two goals are purportedly equal and yet they are often at odds.
The magnitude of this risk is easily understood by looking at funding flows to hybrid organizations—they are virtually non-existent. Capital flows require transparency and certainty, particularly with regard to the organization's priorities. For hybrids with two equal priorities and no transparent system to uphold them, the risk of misalignment and failure is extremely high. Consequently, capital avoids these investments.
Over the past few years innovations such as B Corporations and Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies (L3Cs) have attempted to provide mechanisms to create this transparent accountability. But without formal, widespread legal infrastructure to codify decision-making authority, the risk of weak accountability is too high.
Risk No. 3 is that hybrids often have difficulty maximizing either social impact or financial sustainability. As the dichotomy between these two forces pulls social entrepreneurs in different directions, hybrid organizations often experience both internal and external pressures to lean more in one direction or the other. Non-profit social enterprises often ultimately choose social mission as their priority and find their enterprise running at a loss. For example, the leaders of one non-profit operating a Ben & Jerry's Partnershop decided that their commitment to employ disadvantaged youth with serious social and emotional challenges outweighed the gains in customer service that could be had from hiring more "polished" employees. The non-profit also determined that it was necessary to employ a social worker as full-time support staff for the youth in the ice-cream shop. Unsurprisingly, the Partnershop operated at a net loss.
For-profit hybrids often ultimately prioritize profit over mission and thus compromise their social and environmental impact. The social entrepreneurs who founded Blue Avocado, makers of a line of hip reusable shopping bags, found early on that they had to make difficult choices about the level of environmental sustainability they could achieve for a competitive price. Their original hope was to create a locally sourced, fully organic cotton bag, but with a resulting unsustainable price they realized that some sacrifices on sustainability would be required to keep their social business viable.
Finally, Risk No. 4 is that as hybrids face pressures to maintain financial sustainability it will come at the price of a long-term erosion of moral legitimacy. One research study presented at UCLA investigated social service non-profits that employ their clients through jobs-training programs at social enterprises such as coffee shops and janitorial services companies. In these organizations, moral legitimacy was often questioned as clients were increasingly treated like regular employees and were "commoditized" by the business. A second study looked at the particular case of NPower, a non-profit technology provider that received substantial cash and in-kind support from Microsoft. As NPower was perceived to become more "business-like" in its operations, peer organizations questioned their non-profit integrity and social focus.
The net result is that hybrid organizations are not exactly the panacea they appear to be. Mixing mission and money is tricky business, requiring strong leadership to articulate and maintain clear priorities and accountability. The attraction to this type of organization is rooted in our hopes of find more financially sustainable ways of creating social and environmental impact. But as social entrepreneurs explore this intriguing territory, we must also beware of serious and substantial risks.


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The ORBIT bleeding score: a simple bedside score to assess bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation.
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One thing higher ups use on their lower downs is something that I like to call the "integrity trap." This is a trick where higher ups get Marines to incriminate themselves. The higher ups want Marines to admit fault for some wrong doing (harmful or not) now as opposed to finding about it later. The problem with this is that the higher ups may lie or mislead Marines into incriminating themselves. For example:
Douchebag LT : Did you guys go out on liberty without signing the book?
Sgt : I'm going to tell you the truth. Yes, we did.
Douchebag LT : Then I want everyone called back. Tell them all to come back here, get in cammies and stand outside for formation within 2 hours.
True story. I was one of ones in the formation. I followed the rules but I was still punished.
When you do something wrong and you know that there's no evidence against you then you CANNOT get in trouble. However some people believe the higher ups whenever they say shit like, "We know who did it. Come forward now or else you will be punished extremely." Well, shit. If they know who did it then why ask? It's because they don't know who did it! They're lying just like they're lying about "looking out for you." The higher ups want to cover their ass or maybe they have some sick fetish for getting people in trouble.
However some people don't know all this and that's where higher ups step in and guilt you into digging your own grave. They'll remind you that you're a Marine and Honor, Courage, Commitment and Marines never lie, cheat or steal (which is the biggest load of crap). And if that's not enough, they'll say that you'll be hammered if you don't tell the truth and they'll find out. This may be true but remember, if there's no evidence, you are free!
Let's see what happens if that Sergeant didn't fall for the Lieutenant's integrity trap.
Douchebag LT : Did you guys go out on liberty without signing the book?
Sgt thinks for a second. If we went out on liberty without signing the book, how can he prove that we even went out at all?
Sgt : No.
Douchebag LT : If you're lying, we will hammer you!
The Sgt knows that if he reverses his current answer, he will be hammered.
Sgt : I'm not lying.
Douchebag LT : I better not catch you lying to me.
Sgt : You won't.
Everyone isn't punished.
I had a PFC that came to the fleet. He was a PFC for the longest time. When I asked him why, he replied, "I got NJP'd for underage drinking." I asked how he got caught and he replied, "Because I admitted it." I asked if he could of gotten away with it and he said yes. But he told me that he was compelled to tell the truth as if his life and honor depended on it. The consequence was that he lost his rank, hundreds of dollars and respect. What did he do so wrong? Nothing serious. No one was hurt. Nothing was damaged.
The worst integrity traps that I've encountered happened while I was in Afghanistan. A buddy from my platoon was caught with a dead opium plant in his possession. He had to go to several meetings with officers who were to determine if he were to stay in the Marine Corps or not. When the officers asked him whether or not he did drugs, my buddy thought for a second and decided to tell the truth. He said yes. They asked what drugs. He said Ecstasy. When they said how many. He carefully answered one pill. The majority of the officers said that they had no evidence that he actually used drugs in the Marine Corps so they were about to let him go until one Douchebag Lieutenant decided to press things further. Because of that one Lieutenant, my buddy was given an other than honorable discharge a few months before he was about to get out of the Marine Corps.
He lost his GI Bill, his VA Benefits, his disability, everything. Everything taken away because of one sentence. He didn't harm anyone except maybe himself. But had he lied, he would have been given an honorable discharge. No one would have been mad at him because he served honorably.
In conclusion, if your higher ups ask you if you did something wrong, and you could get away with it, just lie. They're not there to help you. They're there to cover their own asses. Telling the truth is not worth losing rank, respect and hundreds of dollars for something so minor.
On a side note, this website has passed 10,000 hits.
Falling into integrity traps since 1775.